Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement Available for BLM Las Vegas and Pahrump Field Offices
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Las Vegas – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking the public to review and comment on a draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Las Vegas and Pahrump Field Offices. The comment period opened with the publication of a notice of availability in the Federal Register today. Comments will be accepted during a 90-day period which closes January 7, 2015.
Public meetings will be held beginning November 3, 2014 and will be announced at least 15 days in advance in local newspapers and on the BLM website.
The RMP/EIS will address some of the following issues: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), lands and realty, utility corridors, solar energy, wind energy, travel management, recreation, lands with wilderness characteristics, minerals, wild and scenic rivers, and visual resource management.
Written comments related to the Las Vegas/Pahrump Field Offices Draft RMP/Draft EIS may be submitted by any of the following methods:
• Website: http://tinyurl.com/qzvaht7
• Email: sndo_rmp_revision@blm.gov
• Fax: 702-515-5023
• Mail: BLM Southern Nevada District Office, Las Vegas/Pahrump Field Offices Draft RMP/Draft EIS, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130.
Copies of the Las Vegas/Pahrump Field Offices Draft RMP/Draft EIS are available in the Southern Nevada District Office at the above address or on the following website: http://tinyurl.com/qzvaht7
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.